Today's Features

Mary Bruce Terry, 83, of Bedford, died Monday, Nov. 15, 2010 at her residence. She was born March 23, 1927 a daughter of the late Carl Bruce and Julia King Bruce.

Mary was a loyal member of Longwood Avenue Baptist Church and loved her church. She ran Terryland Nursery for many years.
In addition to her parents Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Tech. Sgt. William Robert Terry, and a great-grand daughter, Marissa Burnette; also two sisters and four brothers.

Bryant Counseling has a counselor whose life has taken her to a variety of places, including a few years in Armenia.

Avery Flory, a North Carolina native, originally received a degree in economics from Queens University in Charlotte, N.C. She followed a career in that field that included working as a fundraiser for a hospital and a stint selling securities. Over the years, however, her focus changed. She went back to school after her children grew up, earned a master’s degree in counseling and began practicing in 2000.

Dr. Samir Ghobrial has been working in Bedford for a long time.
“It will be 21 years come January 1,” he said.

During those years he has delivered about 3,000 babies. Before Bedford Memorial Hospital closed its maternity ward, Dr. Ghobrial found himself occasionally delivering the babies of babies he had delivered at the beginning of his practice here.

First Baptist Church of Goode will be having a program on Sunday, Nov. 7 at 3 p.m. Ladies in Red/Men in Suits. In concert will be The Sensational Harmonizers of Central Virginia with the Oakmulgee Baptist Church as the guest choir.

What do you do if somebody murders 45 members of your family, including your sister and her seven children?

That’s what happened to Pastor Deo Gashagaza, of Living Church, an independent church in Rwanda. In 1994 members of the Hutu tribe massacred members of the Tutsi tribe, and any Hutus that got in their way. An estimated 800,000 people died during a 100 day period. He visited this area recently speaking about his ministry.
“This situation was too bad for my heart,” said Pastor Gashagaza.